Posted by: Edward Peters, Director, Publishing and Media Services, Department of Revenue The IRS has just announced a new law that allows taxpayers to claim Haiti earthquake relief donations made this year on their current 2009 tax returns. Take a look at the IRS story.

By Lisa Juszkiewicz, Director of the Municipal Databank A review of revenues for this new local option shows that the first month of collections, or October alone, totaled $2,774,514. A preliminary review of revenues in November shows an additional $2.6 million collected. Of …Continue Reading A First Look at Local Option Meals Excise Adoptions

Posted by: Edward Peters, Director, Publishing and Media Services, Department of Revenue Last week, DOR released its annual filing season video presentation. The informational videos are full of useful information for both tax practitioners and taxpayers – topics include an update on important tax law changes, …Continue Reading See what’s new for the 2010 filing season

Posted by: Robert Bliss, Director of Communications, Department of Revenue The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the federal (and state) income tax credit available to low- and moderate-income working families and individuals that can return as much as $5,657 in cash to a qualifying taxpayer. …Continue Reading Earned Income Tax Credit can deliver big bucks

Written by Joan Youngman, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Conservation restrictions are the most significant and fastest-growing means of protecting environmentally sensitive land, and Massachusettshas been a leader in their development. It is 44th among states in terms of land area, but 10th in …Continue Reading Conservation Restrictions and Real Property Taxation

Posted by: Robert G. Nunes, Deputy Commissioner of Revenue & Director of Municipal Affairs, Department of Revenue Welcome to City and Town’s new online home on the Department of Revenue’s blog, OpenDOR: Commonwealth Conversations. City and Town has evolved over time, but its purpose and …Continue Reading City and Town turns a (web) page